rednet.receive

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Grid Redstone.png  Function rednet.receive( timeout )
Waits till timeout or another computer send a message to this computer. (see rednet.broadcast( message ) and rednet.send( receiverID, message ). To get the id from a computer see os.computerID()
Syntax rednet.receive( timeout )(A number representing the seconds to wait or leave empty to wait unlimited)
Returns a tupel where the first value is the sending computers id and the second the message string
Part of ComputerCraft
API rednet

Examples

Grid paper.png  Example
waits unlimited till someone sends a message to this computer and displays it
Code
senderId, message = rednet.receive()term.write(message)